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Dane Street
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Board-Certified Psychiatrist

PsychiatryContract

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Job Description

Dane Street is expanding our physician panel! We are seeking a skilled and board-certified Psychiatrist in the DFW area to join our team for Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). This role offers flexible scheduling, allowing you to select or decline assignments based on your availability. Our physician panel is comprised of independent contract reviewers (1099) compensated on a per-case basis.

Dane Street is a national leader in Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) and peer review services, trusted by insurance carriers and organizations across the country for objective, high-quality medical evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Thorough review of Medical Records
  • Perform in-person evaluations of patients with orthopedic issues
  • Respond to clinical queries to support claims management
  • Deliver detailed IME reports within an expected turnaround time of 5 days
  • Board-certification required.
  • Previous experience in performing IMEs is preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities are a plus

Robust Opportunity for Supplemental Income

Schedule flexibility and predictable work hours-conduct exams and reviews based on your schedule availability

No doctor/patient relationship is established, and no treatment is provided. These are advisory-only opinions.

Enhanced industry expertise, strengthening your medical practice with medical necessity and utilization review/management expertise

  • Expanded credentials as an expert in Independent Medical Exams
  • Fully prepped cases, streamlined case flow, transcription services at no cost, and a user-friendly work portal

If you are a dedicated Psychiatrist Provider looking for a flexible opportunity to apply your expertise in an IME capacity, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Candidates must be a board-certified Psychiatrist. Previous experience performing Independent Medical Examinations is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical Record ReviewPatient EvaluationClinical Query ResponseMedical Reporting

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$310k (74 salary observations; 378 listings), vs ~$315k nationally (1,845 salary observations; 6,955 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Dane Street holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 154 active listings.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Board-Certified Psychiatrist at Dane Street a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,873 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Psychiatrist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 21 employers

10
<$345k
3
$345k-400k
8
$400k-455k
10
$455k-510k
1
$562k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 21 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
58%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
8%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Better work-life than 70% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,873 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Dane Street

Insurance
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
Predictable work hours
Fully prepped cases
Streamlined case flow
Transcription services at no cost
User-friendly work portal
Supplemental income opportunity